Nikolai Rukavishnikov
Soviet cosmonaut (1932–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nikolai Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Рукави́шников; 18 September 1932 – 19 October 2002[1]) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 10, Soyuz 16, and Soyuz 33. Two of these missions, Soyuz 10 and Soyuz 33, were intended to dock with Salyut space stations, but failed to do so.
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Nikolai Rukavishnikov | |
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Born | (1932-09-18)September 18, 1932 |
Died | 19 October 2002(2002-10-19) (aged 70) Moscow, Russia |
Nationality | Soviet |
Occupation | Physicist |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
Space career | |
Cosmonaut | |
Time in space | 9d 21h 09m |
Selection | Civilian Specialist Group 2 |
Missions | Soyuz 10, Soyuz 16, Soyuz 33 |
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